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SQLite Gets Write-Ahead Logs

There's reason to celebrate today as SQLite 3.7 is released in GA.  The lightweight, ubiquitous database includes some game-changing new features, which have...

0 replies - 7452 views - 07/21/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

How Do Developers Feel About Java and MySQL 6 Months After the Sun Acquisition?

Overall, there seems to be only a slight amount of confidence in Oracle's stewardship of its recently inherited open source technologies like Java and MySQL. ...

2 replies - 7557 views - 07/13/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

Used Space In Tablespaces Without Admin Rights

0 replies - 1893 views - 06/24/10 by Pavel Trka in Uncategorized

Daily Dose - GlassFish 3.0.1 Supports JRockit, OEL, and More

Although this "100 day" release of GlassFish 3.0.1 is relatively minor, there are several features that make this version noteworthy.  First,...

0 replies - 14584 views - 06/20/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Subversion Edge

CollabNet, the company that donated Subversion to the Apache Foundation late last year, is now introducing a new distribution of the Subversion SCM called...

0 replies - 13152 views - 06/18/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Expression Blend 4 Shines With Silverlight

The de facto UI design tool for WPF and Silverlight (ergo Windows Phone 7), Microsoft Expression Blend, is finally available in its fourth released version. ...

0 replies - 3730 views - 06/07/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Uniting the JUGs Under the IOUC

Last week, Oracle representatives presented a plan to the Java User Groups mailing list for integrating JUGs of all shapes and sizes into a more organized,...

0 replies - 4070 views - 05/26/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

Daily Dose - Schwartz Calls Ellison "Flawless" and "Lovely"

After Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's scathing comments criticizing the (mis)management of Sun Microsystems, former Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz had only one thing to...

1 replies - 14182 views - 05/17/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - GAE 1.3.4; Authentication Additions

The Google App Engine 1.3.4 prerelease went live this weekend with authentication capabilities for apps.  Applications will be able to authenticate with Open...

0 replies - 14777 views - 05/16/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

JavaOne 2010 Accepted Talks - Post Yours!

JavaOne 2010 (alongside Oracle develop) is just four months away, and the anticipation is really boiling now.  The blogosphere and twittersphere are abuzz...

42 replies - 17906 views - 05/11/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Articles

Simon Phipps Has a New Job

"Software freedom matters, and I intend to prove it."  That was the bold statement that Simon Phipps, the former Chief Open Source Officer at Sun...

0 replies - 7305 views - 05/10/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

VirtualBox 3.2 Beta - New Features and Re-Branding

Sun's open source desktop virtualization application for x86 hardware, VirtualBox, is getting an extreme makeover under Oracle.  With some slight re-branding...

1 replies - 10101 views - 04/29/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Daily Dose - iPhone 4G Leaked

The fourth generation iPhone was found in a Redwood City bar about a week ago and is now in the hands of Gizmodo, who reported on the story.  All signs...

0 replies - 17863 views - 04/19/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Scala 2.8 RC1

The first release candidate for the Scala 2.8 JVM language has been announced.  2.8 will be a major revision that will not be binary-compatible with the 2.7...

2 replies - 13751 views - 04/15/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose

Daily Dose - Is Adobe Ready to Sue the Ever-Living Crap Out of Apple?

"Within a few weeks," says one report, Adobe will drop the lawsuit-bomb on Apple for locking out their Flash-to-iPhone compiler in the revised...

6 replies - 15243 views - 04/14/10 by Mitch Pronschinske in Daily Dose